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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Avmanvisvterminallyvillvwithvend-
stagevprostatevcancer.vWhichvisvthevbestvstatementvaboutvthisvman’svwellness?
a. Wellnessvcanvonlyvbevachievedvwithvaggressivevmedicalvinterventions.
b. Wellnessvisvnotvavrealvoptionvforvthisvclientvbecausevhevisvterminallyvill.
c. Wellnessvisvdefinedvasvthevabsencevofvdisease.
d. Nursingvinterventionsvcanvhelpvempowervavclientvtovachievevavhighervlevelvofv
wellness.
ANS:v D
Nursingvinterventionsvcanvhelpvempowervavclientvtovachievevavhighervlevelvofvwellness;vavnursevca
nvfostervwellnessvinvhisvorvhervclients.vWellnessvisvdefinedvbyvthevindividualvandvisvmultidimensi
onal.vItvisvnotvjustvthevabsencevofvdisease.vAvwellnessvperspectivevisvbasedvonvthevbeliefvthatvever
yvpersonvhasvanvoptimalvlevelvofvhealthvindependentvofvhisvorvhervsituationvorvfunctionalvlevel.vE
venvinvthevpresencevofvchronicvillnessvorvwhilevdying,vavmovementvtowardvwellnessvisvpossiblevif
vemphasisvofvcarevisvplacedvonvthevpromotionvofvwell-beingvinvavsupportivevenvironment.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Apply REF:vvvp.v7
TOP:vNursingvProcess:vDiagnosisvMSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
2. InvdifferentiatingvbetweenvhealU
N R I G B.C M
th aS NellnTess in hOealthvcare,vwhichvofvthevfollowingv
nd w
statementsvisvtrue?
a. Healthvisvavbroadvtermvencompassingvattitudesvandvbehaviors.
b. Thevconceptvofvillnessvpreventionvwasvnevervconsideredvbyvpreviousvgenerations.
c. Wellnessvandvself-actualizationvdevelopvthroughvlearningvandvgrowth.
d. Wellnessvisvimpossiblevwhenvone’svhealthvisvcompromised.
ANS:v A
Healthvisvavbroadvtermvthatvencompassesvattitudesvandvbehaviors;vholistically,vhealthvincludesvw
ellness,vwhichvinvolvesvone’svwholevbeing.vThevconceptvofvillnessvpreventionvwasvnevervconsid
eredvbyvpreviousvgenerations;vthroughoutvhistory,vbasicvself-
carevrequirementsvhavevbeenvrecognized.vWellnessvandvself-
actualizationvdevelopvthroughvlearningvandvgrowth—
asvbasicvneedsvarevmet,vhighervlevelvneedsvcanvbevsatisfiedvinvturn,vwithvever-
deepeningvrichnessvtovlife.vWellnessvisvpossiblevwhenvone’svhealthvisvcompromised—
evenvwithvchronicvillness,vwithvmultiplevdisabilities,vorvinvdying,vmovementvtowardvavhighervlev
elvofvwellnessvisvpossible.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Understand REF:vvvp.v7
TOP:vNursingvProcess:vEvaluationvMSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
3. WhichvracialvorvethnicvgroupvhasvthevhighestvlifevexpectancyvinvthevUnitedvStates?
a. NativevAmericans
b. AfricanvAmericans
c. HispanicvAmericans
d. AsianvandvPacificvIslandvAmericans
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavtruevstatementvaboutvdifferingvhealthvbeliefvsystems?
a. PersonalisticvorvmagicoreligiousvbeliefsvhavevbeenvsupersededvinvWesternvmindsvbyv
biomedicalvprinciples.
b. Invmostvcultures,voldervadultsvarevlikelyvtovtreatvthemselvesvusingvtraditionalv
methodsvbeforevturningvtovbiomedicalvprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicvmedicinevisvanothervnamevforvtraditionalvChinesevmedicine.
d. Thevbeliefvthatvhealthvdependsvonvmaintainingvavbalancevamongvoppositevqualitiesvi
svcharacteristicvofvavmagicoreligiousvbeliefvsystem.
ANS:v B
Oldervadultsvinvmostvculturesvusuallyvhavevhadvexperiencevwithvtraditionalvmethodsvthatvhavevw
orkedvasvwellvasvexpected.vAftervthesevtreatmentsvfail,voldervadultsvturnvtovthevformalvhealthvcare
vsystem.vEvenvinvthevUnitedvStates,vitvisvcommonvforvoldervadultsvtovprayvforvcuresvorvwondervw
hatvtheyvdidvtovincurvanvillnessvasvpunishment.vThevAyurvedicvsystemvisvavnaturalisticvhealthvbe
liefvsystemvpracticedvinvIndiavandvinvsomevneighboringvcountries.vThisvbeliefvisvcharacteristicvo
fvavholisticvorvnaturalisticvapproach.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Understand REF:v p.v16-17
TOP:v NursingvProcess:vAssessment MSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. WhichvofvthevfollowingvconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elyvtovbevtruevwhenvworkingvwithvanvi
nterpreter?
a. Anvinterpretervisvnevervneededvifvthevnursevspeaksvthevsamevlanguagevasvthevpatient.
b. Whenvworkingvwithvinterpreters,vthevnursevcanvusevtechnicalvtermsvorvmetaphors.
c. Avpatient’svyoungvgranddaughtervwhovspeaksvfluentvEnglishvwouldvmakevthevbestvi
nterpretervbecausevshevisvfamiliarvwithvandvlovesvthevpatient.
d. Thevnursevshouldvfacevthevpatientvrathervthanvthevinterpreter.
ANS:v D
Thevnursevshouldvfacevthevpatientvrathervthanvthevinterpretervisvavtruevstatement;vthevintentvisvtovc
onversevwithvthevpatient,vnotvwithvavthirdvpartyvaboutvthevpatient.vManyvreasonsvmayvpreventvth
evpatientvfromvspeakingvdirectlyvtovavnurse.vTechnicalvtermsvandvmetaphorsvmayvbevdifficultvorvi
mpossiblevtovtranslate.vCulturalvrestrictionsvmayvpreventvsomevtopicsvfromvbeingvspokenvofvtovav
grandparentvorvchild.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF:vvv Understandvvvv REF:vvvp.v18-19
TOP:v NursingvProcess:vImplementationvvvv MSC:v Safe,vEffectivevCarevEnvironment
3. AnvoldervadultvwhovisvavtraditionalvChinesevmanvhasvavbloodvpressurevofv80/54vmmvHgvandvrefus
esvtovremainvinvthevbed.vWhichvinterventionvshouldvthevnursevusevtovpromotevandvmaintainvhisvhe
alth?
a. Havevthevhealthvcarevprovidervspeakvtovhim.
b. Usevprinciplesvofvthevholisticvhealthvsystem.
c. Askvaboutvhisvperceptionsvandvtreatmentvideas.
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d. ConsultvwithvavpractitionervofvChinesevmedicine.
ANS:v C
UsingvthevLEARNvmodelv(listenvwithvsympathyvtovthevpatient’svperceptionvofvthevproblem,vexpl
ainvyourvperceptionvofvthevproblem,vacknowledgevthevdifferencesvandvsimilarities,vrecommendvt
reatment,vandvnegotiatevagreement),vthevnursevgathersvinformationvfromvthevpatientvaboutvcultur
alvbeliefsvconcerningvhealthvcarevandvavoidsvstereotypingvthevpatient.vInvthevassessment,vthevnurs
evdeterminesvwhatvthevpatientvbelievesvaboutvcaregiving,vdecisionvmaking,vtreatment,vandvothervp
ertinentvhealth-
relatedvinformation.vSpeakingvwithvthevhealthvcarevprovidervisvprematurevuntilvthevassessmentvisv
complete.vUnlessvhevacceptsvthevbeliefs,vprinciplesvofvthevholisticvhealthvsystemvcanvbevpotential
lyvunsuitablevandvinsultingvforvthisvpatient.vUnlessvhevacceptsvthevtreatments,vconsultingvwithvavp
ractitionervofvChinesevmedicinevcanvalsovbevunsuitablevandvinsultingvforvthisvpatient.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Apply REF:v p.v18
TOP:v NursingvProcess:vImplementation MSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
4. Whichvactionvshouldvthevnursevtakevwhenvaddressingvoldervadults?
a. Speakvinvanvexaggeratedvpitch.
b. Usevavlowervqualityvofvspeech.
c. Usevendearingvtermsvsuchvasv“honey.”
d. Speakvclearly.
ANS:v D
Somevhealthvprofessionalsvdemonstratevageism,vinvpartvbecausevprovidersvtendvtovseevmanyvfrail
,voldervpersonsvandvfewervofvthosevwhovarevhealthyvandvactive.vProvidersvshouldvnotvassumevtha
tvallvoldervadultsvarevhearingvorvmentallyvimpaired.vThevmostvappropriatevaction
whenvaddressingvanvoldervaduNltUwRoS ulI
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ovB
sp.
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learly.vExamplesvofvunintentionalvageismvi
nvlanguagevarevanvexaggeratedvpitch,vavdemeaningvemotionalvtone,vandvavlowervqualityvof
speech.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Apply REF:v p.v15
TOP:v NursingvProcess:vAssessment MSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
5. Thevnursevpreparesvanvoldervwoman,vwhovisvPolish,vforvdischargevthroughvanvinterpretervandvn
otesvthatvshevbecomesvtensevduringvthevinstructionsvaboutvelimination.vWhichvinterventionvsh
ouldvthevnursevimplement?
a. Movevonvtovthevdiscussionvaboutvmedication.
b. Askvthevoldervwomanvhowvshevfeelsvaboutvthisvtopic.
c. Instructvthevinterpretervtovrepeatvthevinstructions.
d. Havevthevoldervwomanvrepeatvthevinstructionsvforvclarity.
ANS:v B
Whenvworkingvwithvanvinterpreter,vthevnursevcloselyvwatchesvthevoldervadultvforvnonverbalvcom
municationvandvemotionvregardingvavspecificvtopicvandvthereforevvalidatesvthevassessmentvabout
vthevoldervadult’svtension vbeforevproceeding.vBecausevthevnursevnoticesvhervtension,vthevnursevte
mporarilyvsuspendsvthevpreparationvtovvalidatevhervassessment.vIfvthevnursevproceedsvandvthevold
ervadultvisvuncomfortablevdiscussingvelimination,vthenvimportantvinstructionsvcanvbevmissed,vlead
ingvtovadverseveffectsvforvthevoldervadult.vRepeatingvthevinstructionsvcanvaggravatevthevoldervadul
t’svdiscomfort.vInstructingvthevoldervadultvtovrepeatvthevnurse’svinstructionvignoresvhervneeds.
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ogical Nursing & HealthyAging 5th Editi
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on by Theris A. Touhy and Kathleen F J
v v v v v v v v
et Chapter 1-28.
v v
This is a bank of tests (study questions) to help you prepare for the tests.
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
To clarify,this is a test bank,not a textbook you have immediate access
v v v v v v v v v v v
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Healthy Aging
v v v v v
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5thEdition
v v v v v v v v v v v v
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Avmanvisvterminallyvillvwithvend-
stagevprostatevcancer.vWhichvisvthevbestvstatementvaboutvthisvman’svwellness?
a. Wellnessvcanvonlyvbevachievedvwithvaggressivevmedicalvinterventions.
b. Wellnessvisvnotvavrealvoptionvforvthisvclientvbecausevhevisvterminallyvill.
c. Wellnessvisvdefinedvasvthevabsencevofvdisease.
d. Nursingvinterventionsvcanvhelpvempowervavclientvtovachievevavhighervlevelvofv
wellness.
ANS:v D
Nursingvinterventionsvcanvhelpvempowervavclientvtovachievevavhighervlevelvofvwellness;vavnursevca
nvfostervwellnessvinvhisvorvhervclients.vWellnessvisvdefinedvbyvthevindividualvandvisvmultidimensi
onal.vItvisvnotvjustvthevabsencevofvdisease.vAvwellnessvperspectivevisvbasedvonvthevbeliefvthatvever
yvpersonvhasvanvoptimalvlevelvofvhealthvindependentvofvhisvorvhervsituationvorvfunctionalvlevel.vE
venvinvthevpresencevofvchronicvillnessvorvwhilevdying,vavmovementvtowardvwellnessvisvpossiblevif
vemphasisvofvcarevisvplacedvonvthevpromotionvofvwell-beingvinvavsupportivevenvironment.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Apply REF:vvvp.v7
TOP:vNursingvProcess:vDiagnosisvMSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
2. InvdifferentiatingvbetweenvhealU
N R I G B.C M
th aS NellnTess in hOealthvcare,vwhichvofvthevfollowingv
nd w
statementsvisvtrue?
a. Healthvisvavbroadvtermvencompassingvattitudesvandvbehaviors.
b. Thevconceptvofvillnessvpreventionvwasvnevervconsideredvbyvpreviousvgenerations.
c. Wellnessvandvself-actualizationvdevelopvthroughvlearningvandvgrowth.
d. Wellnessvisvimpossiblevwhenvone’svhealthvisvcompromised.
ANS:v A
Healthvisvavbroadvtermvthatvencompassesvattitudesvandvbehaviors;vholistically,vhealthvincludesvw
ellness,vwhichvinvolvesvone’svwholevbeing.vThevconceptvofvillnessvpreventionvwasvnevervconsid
eredvbyvpreviousvgenerations;vthroughoutvhistory,vbasicvself-
carevrequirementsvhavevbeenvrecognized.vWellnessvandvself-
actualizationvdevelopvthroughvlearningvandvgrowth—
asvbasicvneedsvarevmet,vhighervlevelvneedsvcanvbevsatisfiedvinvturn,vwithvever-
deepeningvrichnessvtovlife.vWellnessvisvpossiblevwhenvone’svhealthvisvcompromised—
evenvwithvchronicvillness,vwithvmultiplevdisabilities,vorvinvdying,vmovementvtowardvavhighervlev
elvofvwellnessvisvpossible.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Understand REF:vvvp.v7
TOP:vNursingvProcess:vEvaluationvMSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
3. WhichvracialvorvethnicvgroupvhasvthevhighestvlifevexpectancyvinvthevUnitedvStates?
a. NativevAmericans
b. AfricanvAmericans
c. HispanicvAmericans
d. AsianvandvPacificvIslandvAmericans
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v v v v v
Touhy & Jett: Ebersole and Hess’ Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging, 5thEdition
v v v v v v v v v v v v
MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvavtruevstatementvaboutvdifferingvhealthvbeliefvsystems?
a. PersonalisticvorvmagicoreligiousvbeliefsvhavevbeenvsupersededvinvWesternvmindsvbyv
biomedicalvprinciples.
b. Invmostvcultures,voldervadultsvarevlikelyvtovtreatvthemselvesvusingvtraditionalv
methodsvbeforevturningvtovbiomedicalvprofessionals.
c. AyurvedicvmedicinevisvanothervnamevforvtraditionalvChinesevmedicine.
d. Thevbeliefvthatvhealthvdependsvonvmaintainingvavbalancevamongvoppositevqualitiesvi
svcharacteristicvofvavmagicoreligiousvbeliefvsystem.
ANS:v B
Oldervadultsvinvmostvculturesvusuallyvhavevhadvexperiencevwithvtraditionalvmethodsvthatvhavevw
orkedvasvwellvasvexpected.vAftervthesevtreatmentsvfail,voldervadultsvturnvtovthevformalvhealthvcare
vsystem.vEvenvinvthevUnitedvStates,vitvisvcommonvforvoldervadultsvtovprayvforvcuresvorvwondervw
hatvtheyvdidvtovincurvanvillnessvasvpunishment.vThevAyurvedicvsystemvisvavnaturalisticvhealthvbe
liefvsystemvpracticedvinvIndiavandvinvsomevneighboringvcountries.vThisvbeliefvisvcharacteristicvo
fvavholisticvorvnaturalisticvapproach.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Understand REF:v p.v16-17
TOP:v NursingvProcess:vAssessment MSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
N R I G B.C M
2. WhichvofvthevfollowingvconsideUratiS
onsNis m
Tost likO
elyvtovbevtruevwhenvworkingvwithvanvi
nterpreter?
a. Anvinterpretervisvnevervneededvifvthevnursevspeaksvthevsamevlanguagevasvthevpatient.
b. Whenvworkingvwithvinterpreters,vthevnursevcanvusevtechnicalvtermsvorvmetaphors.
c. Avpatient’svyoungvgranddaughtervwhovspeaksvfluentvEnglishvwouldvmakevthevbestvi
nterpretervbecausevshevisvfamiliarvwithvandvlovesvthevpatient.
d. Thevnursevshouldvfacevthevpatientvrathervthanvthevinterpreter.
ANS:v D
Thevnursevshouldvfacevthevpatientvrathervthanvthevinterpretervisvavtruevstatement;vthevintentvisvtovc
onversevwithvthevpatient,vnotvwithvavthirdvpartyvaboutvthevpatient.vManyvreasonsvmayvpreventvth
evpatientvfromvspeakingvdirectlyvtovavnurse.vTechnicalvtermsvandvmetaphorsvmayvbevdifficultvorvi
mpossiblevtovtranslate.vCulturalvrestrictionsvmayvpreventvsomevtopicsvfromvbeingvspokenvofvtovav
grandparentvorvchild.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF:vvv Understandvvvv REF:vvvp.v18-19
TOP:v NursingvProcess:vImplementationvvvv MSC:v Safe,vEffectivevCarevEnvironment
3. AnvoldervadultvwhovisvavtraditionalvChinesevmanvhasvavbloodvpressurevofv80/54vmmvHgvandvrefus
esvtovremainvinvthevbed.vWhichvinterventionvshouldvthevnursevusevtovpromotevandvmaintainvhisvhe
alth?
a. Havevthevhealthvcarevprovidervspeakvtovhim.
b. Usevprinciplesvofvthevholisticvhealthvsystem.
c. Askvaboutvhisvperceptionsvandvtreatmentvideas.
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d. ConsultvwithvavpractitionervofvChinesevmedicine.
ANS:v C
UsingvthevLEARNvmodelv(listenvwithvsympathyvtovthevpatient’svperceptionvofvthevproblem,vexpl
ainvyourvperceptionvofvthevproblem,vacknowledgevthevdifferencesvandvsimilarities,vrecommendvt
reatment,vandvnegotiatevagreement),vthevnursevgathersvinformationvfromvthevpatientvaboutvcultur
alvbeliefsvconcerningvhealthvcarevandvavoidsvstereotypingvthevpatient.vInvthevassessment,vthevnurs
evdeterminesvwhatvthevpatientvbelievesvaboutvcaregiving,vdecisionvmaking,vtreatment,vandvothervp
ertinentvhealth-
relatedvinformation.vSpeakingvwithvthevhealthvcarevprovidervisvprematurevuntilvthevassessmentvisv
complete.vUnlessvhevacceptsvthevbeliefs,vprinciplesvofvthevholisticvhealthvsystemvcanvbevpotential
lyvunsuitablevandvinsultingvforvthisvpatient.vUnlessvhevacceptsvthevtreatments,vconsultingvwithvavp
ractitionervofvChinesevmedicinevcanvalsovbevunsuitablevandvinsultingvforvthisvpatient.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Apply REF:v p.v18
TOP:v NursingvProcess:vImplementation MSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
4. Whichvactionvshouldvthevnursevtakevwhenvaddressingvoldervadults?
a. Speakvinvanvexaggeratedvpitch.
b. Usevavlowervqualityvofvspeech.
c. Usevendearingvtermsvsuchvasv“honey.”
d. Speakvclearly.
ANS:v D
Somevhealthvprofessionalsvdemonstratevageism,vinvpartvbecausevprovidersvtendvtovseevmanyvfrail
,voldervpersonsvandvfewervofvthosevwhovarevhealthyvandvactive.vProvidersvshouldvnotvassumevtha
tvallvoldervadultsvarevhearingvorvmentallyvimpaired.vThevmostvappropriatevaction
whenvaddressingvanvoldervaduNltUwRoS ulI
dNbeGtT
ovB
sp.
eaCkOcM
learly.vExamplesvofvunintentionalvageismvi
nvlanguagevarevanvexaggeratedvpitch,vavdemeaningvemotionalvtone,vandvavlowervqualityvof
speech.
PTS:vvv 1 DIF: Apply REF:v p.v15
TOP:v NursingvProcess:vAssessment MSC:vHealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
5. Thevnursevpreparesvanvoldervwoman,vwhovisvPolish,vforvdischargevthroughvanvinterpretervandvn
otesvthatvshevbecomesvtensevduringvthevinstructionsvaboutvelimination.vWhichvinterventionvsh
ouldvthevnursevimplement?
a. Movevonvtovthevdiscussionvaboutvmedication.
b. Askvthevoldervwomanvhowvshevfeelsvaboutvthisvtopic.
c. Instructvthevinterpretervtovrepeatvthevinstructions.
d. Havevthevoldervwomanvrepeatvthevinstructionsvforvclarity.
ANS:v B
Whenvworkingvwithvanvinterpreter,vthevnursevcloselyvwatchesvthevoldervadultvforvnonverbalvcom
municationvandvemotionvregardingvavspecificvtopicvandvthereforevvalidatesvthevassessmentvabout
vthevoldervadult’svtension vbeforevproceeding.vBecausevthevnursevnoticesvhervtension,vthevnursevte
mporarilyvsuspendsvthevpreparationvtovvalidatevhervassessment.vIfvthevnursevproceedsvandvthevold
ervadultvisvuncomfortablevdiscussingvelimination,vthenvimportantvinstructionsvcanvbevmissed,vlead
ingvtovadverseveffectsvforvthevoldervadult.vRepeatingvthevinstructionsvcanvaggravatevthevoldervadul
t’svdiscomfort.vInstructingvthevoldervadultvtovrepeatvthevnurse’svinstructionvignoresvhervneeds.
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